Respect for Copyright as a Component of ESG
ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) has become an important buzz-word among publicly traded companies recently, especially as some investment funds seek to do well by investing in companies with strong […]
How Existing Fair Use Cases Might Apply to AI
Fair use and AI has been a popular topic recently given the flurry of developments to generative AI systems. As discussed in the first installation of this blog, it is […]
Arab American Heritage Month 2023: Stories That Matter
According to the Arab American Institute, there are nearly 3.7 million Americans who have ancestry that can be traced back to an Arab country. A majority of Arab American community […]
Does the Use of Copyrighted Works to Train AI Qualify as a Fair Use?
As lawsuits challenging the use of copyrighted works in generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems begin to snowball, there is one question at the forefront of the conversation: does the unauthorized […]
Current AI Copyright Cases – Part 2
Cases/Disputes Involving AI Copyright Authorship As the second in our Current AI Copyright Cases series, this blog highlights disputes involving AI copyright authorship (part one focused on AI cases related […]
March 2023 Roundup of Copyright News
In March, while the copyright community continues to wait for the Supreme Court decision in AWF v. Goldsmith, it took a respite to celebrate a major legal victory by book […]
Current AI Copyright Cases – Part 1
The Unauthorized Use of Copyrighted Material as Training Data As the world of technology continues to evolve, one of its most intriguing phenomena, artificial intelligence (AI), has taken center stage. […]
Three Takeaways When Registering Your Copyright in an AI-Assisted Work
It seems that all over the news, Artificial Intelligence (AI) dominates the headlines. Copyright is no exception. Given its recent focus on the scope of copyright in an AI-assisted work […]
Creator Spotlight with Photographer Mikel Carr
This week we’d like to introduce you to photographer and content creator Mikel Carr. Be sure to follow him on Instagram @recklessthor4. What was the inspiration behind becoming a creator? […]
Lessons Creators Can Learn from the First CCB Decision
At the end of February—about eight months after the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) opened its doors—the Board issued its very first final determination based on the merits, in the case […]